Category Archives Interns

Unpaid internships historically have been a common practice among for-profit
companies and a valuable means for students to gain work experience and earn
high school or college credit. In 2010, however, the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL) issued guidelines limiting for-profit companies’ ability to offer unpaid
internship opportunities. The focus of these guidelines is the requirement that
the internship serve as educational training and a benefit for the intern, not the
benefit of the employer.